THEME EXPLORATION

magical wings

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Andrina
Andrina
1982 · Bill Forsyth
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
Macunaima
Macunaima
1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Amulet of Ogum
The Amulet of Ogum
1974 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' weave magical realism with fantastical creatures and transformative wing imagery as metaphors for escape and transcendence.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli masterpieces ('Spirited Away,' 'Howl's Moving Castle,' 'Kiki's Delivery Service') consistently explore flight, transformation, and wings as symbols of freedom and self-discovery.

 Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His visually surreal works like 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' and 'Brazil' use magical and fantastical wing-like imagery to explore imagination transcending reality's constraints.